He was in publishing between 1912 and 1919 but remained active in the LA, notably in educational matters. His life-long interest in the listing and categorizing of prose fiction was displayed in Guide to the best fiction 1903, 3rd edition 1932), History in fiction (1908, 3rd edition 1933) and most notably in History of the English novel,10v(1924-1939). His leisure interest in pot-holing was responsible for other books of which the most notable was Caving (1932, re-issued 1970). W A Munford 'A Librarian Eccentric' (NLW 79 (August 1978) pp145-146)
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution 1886; CL Midland Railway Institute, Derby 1893; CL Wallasey (WIRRAL) 1904; CL Woolwich (GREENWICH) 1906-1912; CL HM Customs and Excise 1919; Director UCL School 1919-1934
He was in publishing between 1912 and 1919 but remained active in the LA, notably in educational matters. His life-long interest in the listing and categorizing of prose fiction was displayed in Guide to the best fiction 1903, 3rd edition 1932), History in fiction (1908, 3rd edition 1933) and most notably in History of the English novel, 10v (1924-1939). His leisure interest in pot-holing was responsible for other books of which the most notable was Caving (1932, re-issued 1970).
W A Munford 'A Librarian Eccentric' (NLW 79 (August 1978) pp145-146)